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As a boomer, I have spent much time talking with my (women) friends about what we want for ourselves in a ‘retirement’ community. I am not sure that ‘retirement’ is the right word. I don’t plan on stopping work- any time soon. Until our…
Read article A Different Type of Retirement Community.↗March 26, 2015: I had not realized it was Elder Caring’s 11th birthday today and it is so fitting that today of all days, I am the guest speaker at Verity Ladies Club, talking to a group of 25 women about aging and caregiving issues. This…
Read article A Work of Passion, Commitment and Perseverance↗Originally published at allaboutestates.ca on March 30, 2015 For many, working with the elderly is not ‘sexy’. I personally hate that word, but it seems to be a common refrain. In my own profession, many social workers who are looking for…
Read article Planning Ahead for Elder Care: Who is Helping Whom?↗Originally posted @ allaboutestates.ca on March 20, 2015 The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent not for profit organization that was created in 1994. Their vision is “Better data, Better decisions,…
Read article Informal Caring: Commonwealth Fund 2014 Health Policy Survey of Older Adult↗Published in The Litigator ( Ontario Trial Lawyers Association Publication) in June 2008. The Litigator, 2008 Life Care Planning and the Older Client
Read article Future Cost of Care and the Older Individual↗